Chemist named new CNRS head Chemical engineer Alain Fuchs, head of the French chemistry research institute Chimie ParisTech, has been appointed the new president of the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France's massive government funded research organisation.

French researchers get funding boost French President Nicolas Sarkozy caught the Christmas spirit early this year, announcing plans to increase spending by 35 billion Euros to boost the nation's scientific and technological competitiveness.

Hacker Hits French President's Bank Account In a sign that cybercrime can reach even heads of state, French police are scrambling to investigate the hacking of French president Nicolas Sarkozy's personal bank account.